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read: Accept "\(" in string literals.

Suggested by David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> in <http://bugs.gnu.org/13644>.

* libguile/read.c (scm_read_string_like_syntax): Accept "\(" as
  equivalent to "(".
* doc/ref/api-data.texi (String Syntax): Document it.
* test-suite/tests/reader.test ("reading"): Add test.
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Mark H Weaver 2014-10-01 20:45:41 -04:00
parent b1451ad859
commit 5af307de43
3 changed files with 18 additions and 6 deletions

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@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Guile Reference Manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,
@c 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000-2004, 2006-2014
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file guile.texi for copying conditions.
@node Simple Data Types
@ -2999,6 +2999,10 @@ Backspace character (ASCII 8).
@item @nicode{\0}
NUL character (ASCII 0).
@item @nicode{\(}
Open parenthesis. This is intended for use at the beginning of lines in
multiline strings to avoid confusing Emacs lisp modes.
@item @nicode{\} followed by newline (ASCII 10)
Nothing. This way if @nicode{\} is the last character in a line, the
string will continue with the first character from the next line,

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/* Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006,
* 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
/* Copyright (C) 1995-1997, 1999-2001, 2003, 2004, 2006-2012, 2014
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ scm_read_string_like_syntax (int chr, SCM port, scm_t_read_opts *opts)
goto str_eof;
case '|':
case '\\':
case '(': /* Accept "\(" for use at the beginning of lines
in multiline strings to avoid confusing emacs
lisp modes. */
break;
case '\n':
if (opts->hungry_eol_escapes_p)

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;;;; reader.test --- Reader test. -*- coding: iso-8859-1; mode: scheme -*-
;;;;
;;;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
;;;; 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;;;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2001-2003, 2007-2011, 2014
;;;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;;;;
;;;; Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com>
;;;;
;;;; This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@ -78,6 +79,10 @@
"a|b"
(read-string "\"a\\|b\""))
(pass-if-equal "'(' in string literals"
"a(b"
(read-string "\"a\\(b\""))
(pass-if-equal "#\\escape"
'(a #\esc b)
(read-string "(a #\\escape b)"))